The Code on Wages, 2019
Act No. 29 of 2019 · As on 18th December, 2020
Chapter I — PRELIMINARY
Chapter II — MINIMUM WAGES
- 5. Payment of minimum rate of wages.
- 6. Fixation of minimum wages.
- 7. Components of minimum wages.
- 8. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.
- 9. Power of Central Government to fix floor wage.
- 10. Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day.
- 11. Wages for two or more classes of work.
- 12. Minimum time rate wages for piece work.
- 13. Fixing hours of work for normal working day.
- 14. Wages for overtime work.
Chapter III — PAYMENT OF WAGES
- 15. Mode of payment of wages.
- 16. Fixation of wage period.
- 17. Time limit for payment of wages.
- 18. Deductions which may be made from wages.
- 19. Fines.
- 20. Deductions for absence from duty.
- 21. Deductions for damage or loss.
- 22. Deductions for services rendered.
- 23. Deductions for recovery of advances.
- 24. Deductions for recovery of loans.
- 25. Chapter not to apply to Government establishments.
Chapter IV — PAYMENT OF BONUS
- 26. Eligibility for bonus, etc.
- 27. Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases.
- 28. Computation of number of working days.
- 29. Disqualification for bonus.
- 30. Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches.
- 31. Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus.
- 32. Computation of gross profits.
- 33. Computation of available surplus.
- 34. Sums deductible from gross profits.
- 35. Calculation of direct tax payable by employer.
- 36. Set on and set off of allocable surplus.
- 37. Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code.
- 38. Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable.
- 39. Time limit for payment of bonus.
- 40. Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases.
- 41. Non-applicability of this Chapter.
Chapter V — ADVISORY BOARD
Chapter VI — PAYMENT OF DUES, CLAIMS AND AUDIT
- 43. Responsibility for payment of various dues.
- 44. Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee.
- 45. Claims under Code and procedure thereof.
- 46. Reference of disputes under this Code.
- 47. Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies.
- 48. Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies.
- 49. Appeal.
- 50. Records, returns and notices.
Chapter VII — INSPECTOR-CUM-FACILITATOR
Chapter VIII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Chapter IX — MISCELLANEOUS
- 57. Bar of suits.
- 58. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 59. Burden of proof.
- 60. Contracting out.
- 61. Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code.
- 62. Delegation of powers.
- 63. Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.
- 64. Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government.
- 65. Power of Central Government to give directions.
- 66. Saving.
- 67. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
- 68. Power to remove difficulties.
- 69. Repeal and savings.
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